In Suzanne Collin’s trilogy The Hunger Games, the story focuses on the journey and struggles of sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen within the dystopian society of Panem. Throughout the books, Katniss is torn between choosing to fight the injustice and tyranny that has long been a problem for the people of Panem, or to give in to the power of the Capitol in order to keep herself and more importantly her family safe. In the end she rises up and without really intending to, becomes the hero that has long been needed in order to create change in her society. Katniss is like a modern day Robin Hood, because she stands up for and ultimately leads the common people in a revolution against the oppressive Capitol, despite it putting her and her loved ones at risk for the greater good. The history of Panem as we know it from Katniss’s view is a bleak one. The citizens of the twelve districts of Panem are being oppressed by the authoritarian Capitol because of the last uprising that occurred. Originally the nation of Panem consisted of a Capitol that was surrounded by thirteen districts. Then the “Dark Days” happened, which is when the districts began an uprising against the Capitol. Twelve of the districts were defeated, while the thirteenth one was obliterated. Due to this event, “The Treaty of Treason” was created which gave them new laws, as well as the Hunger Games to serve as a yearly reminder that the Dark Days should not be repeated. The rules of the Hunger Games require each
Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist in The Hunger Game series, is one of the survivors of the hunger game. Katniss comes from district 12, the poorest area in the whole countries. The character’s image is tough and strong because she wants to protect her family from any dangers. Therefore, she volunteers to replace her sister in the hunger game to protect her. She even become the symbol of resistance (the Mockingjay) of the war to the Capitol during the revolution. For people in the Panem, Katniss is the victor of the hunger game, the hope, who survives from the torture and poverty. The image of Katniss represents people who fight for survival in the real world. People sometimes need to give up something when they faced difficulty, like Katniss, she makes efforts to fight with the government.
In the novel, The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian young adult book that is based in Panem that is divided into twelve districts. Each year the districts have to send a boy and a girl into an arena to fight to the death. The novel’s protagonist is Katniss, who lives in the poorest district. Katniss makes the audience think of the important ideas of bravery, societal class and love.
In the Book The hunger games Katniss Everdeen faces overwhelming adversity when she finds herself found in the clutches of the capital stuck in the hunger games. Katniss is able to overcome this adversity by having strong characteristics like her intelligence, resourcefulness and being courageous, these characteristics will be discussed throughout the essay outlining exactly why these characteristics help katniss in the games.
In the novel “The Hunger Games” Suzanne Collins conveys the qualities of a hero through the main character Katniss Everdeen. The novel is based around a dystopian nation, in which is placed in Panem. Through which a boy and a girl from each district must take part in ‘The Hunger Games’ where they have to fight to the death, until there is one survivor. Katniss subsequently evolves as a significant hero portraying the heroic qualities such as selflessness, identity change and intelligence. Selflessness is shown as she puts others before herself, her identity changes as she has to put up a brave face, and intelligence is displayed as her strategies progress in the games.
“We had to save you because you're the Mockingjay, Katniss, says Plutarch. While you live, the revolution lives” (Collins). Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games is a complex character who epitomizes the archetype of a hero, however, she also shatters the mold by rebelling against the capital and endangering her whole family. She starts out as a hero to her family, especially her sister, and then becomes the symbol of strength to everyone. Katniss sacrifices herself by volunteering to join the Hunger Games in place of her sister, it is a game of survival where a boy and a girl from each district are forced to fight the other members of other districts to the death. By going out of her ordinary world and preparing to join a game where her life could be taken, she fits right into the archetype of a hero. Her bow and arrow, the weapon that only she can wield, will be the only things to help her survive. Despite these heroic qualities, Katniss makes an erroneous decision and blunder mistakes that shows the reader the flip side of Katniss.
Social stratification is a concept used within sociology that explains the divisions and social inequalities of large groups of people within a particular society. The Hunger Games (2012) is a film that demonstrates this through amplifying how the power of the rich members in a polarised society are taking control of the poor and separating them in different districts which create specific social rankings. This essay will use the perspective of conflict theory to examine how Australian society is also effected by social stratification and therefore divided in social classes which effects their access to social equalities.
I would like to take a few minutes and tell you that Katniss Everdeen, the winner of the Hunger Games, is the true definition of a hero. She is courageous, brave, and will do anything for her and her family's survival. When Katniss was 11 years old, her father died in a coal mine explosion. After that, her mom and sister, Primrose, were severely depressed. For the past five years, she had been taking care of her mom and sister, with the help of her friend Gale. The Capital, or the Country of Panem, has a system where the divide the country into 12 districts based on the people's wealth.
The Hunger Games, a novel by Suzanne Collins, is the story of 16 years old, Katniss Everdeen, who fights to death for her district. The Hunger Games is an event hosted every year by the Capitol of Panem, where a randomly chosen boy and girl both need to represent each of the twelve districts that the capitol is composed of. When Katniss little sister, Prim, is chosen to be the representative for District twelve, Katniss volunteers to take her place and fight along her male counterpart, Peeta. The reason I choose this book for my book report is because Katniss is not your typical 16 year old girl. Not only is she her family’s provider but she’s also skillful, strong, rebellious, and unsentimental heroine. These are characteristics that society would mostly link to a 16 year old boy rather than a girl.
Katniss Everdeen is the main protagonist in Suzanne Collin's trilogy: The Hunger Games. She is highlighted by her responsibility, loyalty, morality, bravery, independence and her compassion towards others. Katniss becomes the victim of her totalitarian government and unwillingly becomes the center of a revolution. The hunger games trilogy tells the story of war and its effects on the innocent. Katniss’ strong qualities shine through the suffering of realistic consequences and outcomes. Her qualities of strength and bravery along with immense compassion is something I search to achieve.
Economics is the study of scarcity within a systems of rules. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins’ can be translated into such, with hunger being scarcity and games being a system of rules. In the Hunger Games, we are introduced to a country called Panem. The country of Panem is divided into twelve different districts and the Capitol, where the government resides. Each district has their own different specializations and they have distinctive economies. The government regulates the trade and each district rely on trade from each other district and the Capitol for the goods they don 't produce. All of the districts and the Capitol is interdependent.
The Hunger Games is the story of a leader, President Snow, who rules from the Capitol where he oppresses the 12 districts that make up Panem. Democracy & freedom are replaced by a modern dictatorship based on surveillance, police oppression and a division of social classes. The rich and elite owning class thrives on the backs of the citizens of the Districts, who in contrast are close to starvation. This is evident in one scene where Katniss Everdeen states that it would take her days to prepare one meal that those living in the Capitol would eat. To preserve their social order, the Capitol relies on a massive police force called The Peacekeepers, who are always ready to repress any kind of uprising. They
One Person can change everything Some readers may argue that one person cannot make a difference because they are just another person. As shown in the movie The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Harrison Bergeron there was information on a specific person and how they can make a big difference. So can one person really make a difference?
In the novel The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins a new country is created. Panem is born in place of North America, were the Hunger Games began. In the Hunger Games, there are 24 tributes. Tributes are people who live in the districts. The tributes in the Hunger Games are all the same. They kill one another and become the Capitols puppets. The tributes become violent, emotionless puppets. Then there is Katniss. Katniss is an excellent hunter and becomes lethal during the games. However, she has not lost her compassion. Katniss does not think of herself as a good person. When in reality she is a good person with a large heart, who puts others before herself.
In the novel, “The Hunger Games,” the Capitol has control over the country Panem and all the districts which although each district is different in their own ways, everyone has their own special ability to compete amongst the others. As the reaping begins each district has a boy and girl tribute who is drawled by the escort of their district; District 12 responsibilities are left on Effie Trinket who draws the Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is one of the few young adult novels out there that takes every gender role in American society, dumps them out of their trashcan, and sets them on fire. Typically, with a book like The Hunger Games, with characters like the ones in this novel, the plot would tend towards a love triangle, a stereotypical static, Mary Sue female protagonist, and a modicum of other terrible and problematic tropes. However, Katniss Everdeen, our first person perspective character and voice in the novel, forgoes all semblance of playing into the damsel-in-distress role, and instead takes up the mantle of the hero whose only goal is survival, and ignores any romance nipping at her heels.